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Speak Too Soon

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[Intro]
G C G C Em C G
[Verse 1]
GCame my way on a sEmummer day
CFlying out of broken Gsoil
GSafe to say that you Emblinded me
I Csaw you and my sight was Gsore
GMet your lips in the Emdead of night
And Ctook you on the kitchen Gfloor
EmGood god, CI got it bad Gfor you babe
[Chorus]
GGuess I don't know Amanything about iCt
GGuess I thought you were Ampreaching to an empty Croom
GAnd I'll tell you how AmI feel but I don't want to Emspeak too AmsoonC  
So I just pray it's all GtrueC  G  C  Em  C  G  
[Verse 2]
GWell, you don't know much aEmbout me
I'll exCplain it as best I Gcan
GI'm afraid of getting Emrich just to find that
It was Conly fool's gold in my Gpan
GTime is wasted on a Emboy who is faking
PreCtending just to be a maGn
EmGood god, CI got it bad for Gyou babe
[Chorus]
GGuess I don't know Amanything about iCt
GGuess I thought you were Ampreaching to an empty Croom
GAnd I'll tell you how AmI feel but I don't want to Emspeak too AmsoonC  
And I just pray it's alGl true

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Speak Too Soon

by Wild Rivers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G C G C Em C G

[Verse 1]

G Em

Came my way on a summer day

C G

Flying out of broken soil

G Em

Safe to say that you blinded me

C G

I saw you and my sight was sore

G Em

Met your lips in the dead of night

C G

And took you on the kitchen floor

Em C G

Good god, I got it bad for you babe

[Chorus]

G Am C

Guess I don't know anything about it

G Am C

Guess I thought you were preaching to an empty room

G Am Em Am C

And I'll tell you how I feel but I don't want to speak too soon

G C G C Em C G

So I just pray it's all true

[Verse 2]

G Em

Well, you don't know much about me

C G

I'll explain it as best I can

G Em

I'm afraid of getting rich just to find that

C G

It was only fool's gold in my pan

G Em

Time is wasted on a boy who is faking

C G

Pretending just to be a man

Em C G

Good god, I got it bad for you babe

[Chorus]

G Am C

Guess I don't know anything about it

G Am C

Guess I thought you were preaching to an empty room

G Am Em Am C

And I'll tell you how I feel but I don't want to speak too soon

And I just pray it's all true

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